false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168079239m/30597.jpg 30597 280 This extraordinary historical novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the hunchback; Esmeralda, the gypsy dancer; and Claude Frollo, the priest tortured by the specter of his own damnation. Shaped by a profound sense of tragic irony, it is a work that gives full play to Victor Hugo's brilliant historical imagination and his remarkable powers of description. 3043569 book 1831 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Signet Classics (Paperback)) total:6395|5:1746|4:2259|3:1793|2:471|1:126| 6395 24213 9546 506 5 17 false false Tue Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Wed Jan 23 20:59:25 -0800 2008 Sat Sep 13 20:09:26 -0700 2008 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, and it was fantastic. The characters, the themes, the literary structures… Ahhh… *swoons*

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When one first reads a synopsis of "The Hunchback of No...more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 11:01:28 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 11:06:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 16:20:28 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 14:40:25 -0800 2009 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame was scribed like a meandering storyline over a checkerboard, each square representing a chapter of the book. The few squares scribed directly by the line told fleeting, but essential parts of the s...more...]]> 3 3 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 20:21:44 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 03:05:08 -0700 2009
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In fact, the entire story centers not around the extraordinary main characters, but the cathedral itself (as is more evident in the original title, Notre Dame de Paris). As strange of a concept a...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 15:04:50 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 08:45:23 -0700 2009 ung...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Jun 28 10:53:47 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 10:56:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sun Feb 22 09:05:02 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 09:20:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=30597